| Year
|
Work
|
Role
|
Note
|
| 1977
|
Roots
|
Kunta Kinte
|
TV miniseries
|
| 1977
|
Almos' a Man
|
Dave
|
Television film; alternative title: Richard Wright's Almos' a Man
|
| 1977
|
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
|
Billy Peoples
|
Television film
|
| 1978
|
California Jam II
|
Himself
|
TV special (interviewed as guest attendee)
|
| 1978
|
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
|
Ron LeFlore
|
Television film; alternative title: The Man of Passion
|
| 1978
|
Battered
|
Andrew Sinclair
|
Television film
|
| 1978–1979
|
Rebop
|
Host
|
26 episodes
|
| 1979
|
Dummy
|
Donald Lang
|
Television film
|
| 1980
|
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
|
Richard Jefferson
|
TV miniseries
|
| 1981
|
The Acorn People
|
Rodney
|
Television film
|
| 1981
|
Grambling's White Tiger
|
Charles 'Tank' Smith
|
Television film
|
| 1982
|
Trapper John, M.D.
|
Luther Peacock
|
Episode: "A Piece of the Action"
|
| 1983
|
Fantasy Island
|
Edward Ross Jr.
|
Episode: "Edward/The Extraordinary Miss Jones"
|
| 1983
|
Emergency Room
|
Ray Walden
|
Television film
|
| 1983–2006
|
Reading Rainbow
|
Host
|
155 episodes
|
| 1984
|
The Love Boat
|
Darnell
|
Episode: "Love is Blind"
|
| 1984
|
The Jesse Owens Story
|
Professor Preston
|
Television film
|
| 1984
|
Booker
|
Davis
|
Television film
|
| 1985
|
And the Children Shall Lead
|
Glenn Scott
|
Television film; alternative title: PBS Wonderworks: And The Children Shall Lead
|
| 1985
|
The Midnight Hour
|
Vinnie Davis
|
Television film; alternative title: In The Midnight Hour
|
| 1986
|
Liberty
|
Robert Johnson
|
Television film
|
| 1987
|
Murder, She Wrote
|
Reporter Dave Robinson
|
Episode: "Death Take a Dive"
|
| 1987
|
A Special Friendship
|
Ben Summer
|
Television film
|
| 1987
|
Houston Knights
|
Jason Evans
|
Episode: "Bad Girl"
|
| 1987–1994
|
Star Trek: The Next Generation
|
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
|
178 episodes
|
| 1990–1996
|
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
|
Kwame
|
Voice, 113 episodes[1]
|
| 1988
|
Roots: The Gift
|
Kunta Kinte
|
Television film; alternative title: A Roots Christmas: Kunta Kinte's Gift
|
| 1993
|
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
|
Fire Chief J. Alan Mathers
|
Television film; alternative title: Firestorm: A Catastrophe In Oakland
|
| 1993
|
Batman: The Animated Series
|
Hayden Sloane
|
Voice, episode: "The Worry Men"[1]
|
| 1993–1999
|
PTV
|
Pernell
|
Voice
|
| 1994
|
Parallel Lives
|
Dr. Franklin Carter
|
Television film
|
| 1995
|
Christy
|
Daniel Scott
|
7 episodes
|
| 1995
|
Deadly Games
|
Mr. Metcalf
|
Episode: "The Boss"
|
| 1995
|
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
|
Monk
|
Voice, episode: "The Frog Prince"
|
| 1996
|
Gargoyles
|
Anansi
|
Voice, episode: "Mark of the Panther"[1]
|
| 1996
|
Yesterday's Target
|
Winstrom
|
Television film
|
| 1997
|
Pinky and the Brain
|
Murray
|
Voice, episode: "The Real Life"[1]
|
| 1998
|
Star Trek: Voyager
|
Captain Geordi LaForge
|
Episode: "Timeless"
|
| 1998
|
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
|
Himself
|
Episode: "1725 - Mister Rogers Talks About Giving and Receiving"
|
| 2000
|
Becker
|
Mr. Haller
|
Episode: "Beckerethics"
|
| 2003
|
Boomtown
|
Marvin Lloyd
|
Episode: "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang"
|
| 2005, 2009
|
Family Guy
|
Vern, himself
|
Voice, 2 episodes
|
| 2009
|
The Super Hero Squad Show
|
War Machine
|
Voice, episode: "Tales of Suspense!"
|
| 2009
|
Taken in Broad Daylight
|
Mike Timbrook
|
Television film
|
| 2010
|
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
|
Ghost of LeVar Burton
|
Episode: "Greene Machine"
|
| 2010
|
The Jensen Project
|
Kendrick James
|
Television film (brokered programming from Procter & Gamble/Walmart)[4]
|
| 2011, 2014
|
Community
|
Himself
|
2 episodes
|
| 2011, 2012, 2014
|
The Big Bang Theory
|
Himself
|
3 episodes
|
| 2012
|
Face Off
|
Himself
|
Episode: "Alien Interpreters"
|
| 2012
|
Rise of the Zombies
|
Dr. Dan Halpern
|
Television film
|
| 2012–2016
|
Transformers: Rescue Bots
|
Doc Greene, additional voices
|
Voice, 26 episodes[1]
|
| 2012–2015
|
Perception
|
Paul Haley
|
30 episodes
|
| 2013
|
Adventure Time
|
Bubble
|
Voice, episode: "BMO Lost"[1]
|
| 2014
|
Hell's Kitchen
|
Himself
|
Episode: "5 Chefs Compete"
|
| 2016
|
Roots
|
Ephraim
|
Episode: "Part 1"
|
| 2016
|
Miles from Tomorrowland
|
Dr. Consilium
|
Voice, episode: "The First Day of Galactic School"[1]
|
| 2017
|
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
|
Kwame
|
Voice, episode: "The Power Is Yours!"[1][5]
|
| 2018
|
Explained
|
Himself (narrator)
|
Episode: "Extraterrestrial Life"
|
| 2018
|
NCIS: New Orleans
|
Rufus Nero
|
Episode: "X"
|
| 2019
|
Weird City
|
Dr. Negari
|
Episode: "The One"
|
| 2020
|
The Eric Andre Show
|
Himself
|
Episode: "The ASAP Ferg Show"
|
| 2021
|
Jeopardy!
|
Himself (guest host)
|
5 episodes, Season 37[6]
|
| 2021
|
Nancy Drew
|
Barclay
|
Voice, episode: "The Celestial Visitor"
|
| 2021
|
Leverage: Redemption
|
Mr. Blanche
|
Episode: "The Bucket Job"
|
| 2022
|
94th Scripps National Spelling Bee
|
Host[7]
|
TV special
|
| 2022
|
Tom Swift
|
Barclay
|
Voice, recurring role[8]
|
| 2023
|
Star Trek: Picard
|
Commodore Geordi LaForge
|
5 episodes[9]
|
| 2023
|
The Ready Room
|
Himself
|
Episode: "The Bounty"
|
| 2023
|
Blindspotting
|
Marvin Sulaiman
|
2 episodes
|
| 2023
|
Carol & the End of the World
|
|
Voice, episode: "Beetle Broach"
|
| 2024
|
Clipped
|
Himself
|
Episode: "White Party"
|
| 2024
|
Futurama
|
LeVar Burton's Unlicensed Hologram
|
Voice, episode: "The Futurama Mystery Liberry"
|
| 2024–present
|
Trivial Pursuit
|
Host
|
13 episodes
|
| 2024
|
The Legend of Vox Machina
|
Undead Thordak
|
Voice, 2 episodes[1]
|
| 2025–present
|
Weather Hunters
|
Wallace Hunter, Wallace's Gadgets
|
Voice, main cast
|